The dilemma of antenatal HIV testing: What goes on in the European Community?

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 273-276

  Hudson, C N ^a   Bergenstrom A ^a   Bell, E ^a   McCann, E ^a   Sherr, L ^b  

^a St Bartholomew's and the London NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT RIGHT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0033039711     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689909200602     Document Type: Article

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